Yamaha Clavinova CLP-785 Digital Upright Piano - Matte Black Finish

The flagship upright piano style model of the Clavinova CLP Series, featuring a counterweighted GrandTouch keyboard and the fiaest sound system in the series.

Playability

GrandTouch™ keyboard

Yamaha’s latest keyboard action features a broad dynamic range and faithful response to every nuance of touch that puts a wide expanse of tone—from delicate to bold—at the pianist’s fingertips. The highly consistent grand piano hammers replicate the pleasing response felt when the hammers strike the strings, enabling precise control of the tone. Highly absorbent synthetic-ivory white keys and synthetic-ebony black keys prevent slipping even during extended play and feel just like those of a grand piano.

GrandTouch keyboard features wooden keys that showcase Yamaha’s expertise with wood for pianos. Just as with grand piano keyboards, the solid wood is cut from the very best parts of well-dried lumber, making the keys more resistant to warping than keyboards made of laminated wood. The wooden texture and structure of the keys create a more grand piano-like feel.

Leverage your artistic expression

The greater length of GrandTouch keys give the player MORE leverage, allowing for better expressive control, even at the backs of the keys. This is the same support length found on the Yamaha S3X premium grand piano (as of July 2020), and is the longest support length used on any digital piano.

88-key Linear Graded Hammers

The 88-key Linear Graded Hammers of the Clavinova faithfully duplicate graded touch with differing weights and key return on each key, providing a feel and response astonishingly like that of a grand piano.

Key counterweights

Counterweights are embedded in the keys for precise control at low volumes. The Clavinova keyboard has been fine-tuned for optimal balance, emphasizing superb playability and grand piano response.

Escapement mechanism of Clavinova keyboards

The escapement mechanism produces a slight clicking sensation on gentle key presses, reproducing the feel of a grand piano. Keyboards have been adjusted to balance repetition and response without impeding performance.

The GP Response Damper Pedal

Allows subtle pedaling with a grand piano-style resistance curve, detecting depth for half-pedaling and expressive control.

Design philosophy

Clavinova pianos offer playability, versatility, and refined design. Unnecessary elements are removed from the player’s field of vision to recreate the natural experience of sitting at an acoustic piano.

Touch sensor control panel

The touch panel displays text only when on; otherwise, it has a smooth keyblock finish.

Sensitivity

Grand Expression Modeling

Translates nuanced pianist input into limitless tonal variation, reproducing subtle touch, speed, and depth for authentic grand piano expression.

Sound Quality

Newly sampled Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial voices

Recorded from world-renowned concert grand pianos, faithfully reproducing the entire tonal range of all 88 keys.

Virtual Resonance Modeling

Reproduces rich sympathetic resonance and momentary dynamics of a grand piano through VRM technology.

A fully immersive concert grand experience—even with headphones

Binaural sampling captures piano sound as heard by a pianist, creating realistic headphone experience. Stereophonic Optimizer replicates this effect for other piano voices.

Period instrument voices

Includes sounds of fortepianos from Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, and Scarlatti, allowing players to explore classical repertoire authentically.

Grand Acoustic Imaging

Simulates full acoustic piano sound with optimally placed speakers and transducer for natural hammer and string reverberation.

Speaker innovations include Spruce Cones

Speaker cones use spruce from acoustic piano soundboards, providing natural piano-like attack.

General Features

Time-tested practice aids

Exercises from Hanon, Bayer, Czerny and Burgmüller, for hands separately or listening enjoyment.

Playing the piano along with rhythm playback

20 rhythm patterns included for accompaniment and creative inspiration.

Connect wirelessly for Bluetooth® audio

Play music via Clavinova audio system using Bluetooth-enabled devices. Availability varies by country.

Get more with the Smart Pianist app

Smart Pianist adds graphical interface and features, including Bluetooth® MIDI connectivity. Availability varies by country.

Multi-track Song Recorder

Record performances in MIDI format, up to 16 tracks simultaneously. Can also record to USB with compatible software.

USB Audio Recorder

Record to USB flash memory in WAV format, playable on computer or shareable with friends.